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Juan Ayuso vs Sam Welsford
| Juan Ayuso | Sam Welsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €3M Reported | €1.3M Model |
| Market value 2026 | €2.8M Model | €1.1M Model |
| Salary against market value | +9% | +23% |
| Team | Lidl-Trek | Netcompany INEOS |
| Role | second-tier leader | key climber / super-domestique |
| Age | 23 | 30 |
| Nationality | Spain | Australia |
| Contract to | end of 2030 (announced Sep 2025) | end of 2028 (announced Dec 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €195k | €15k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €28k | €5,956 |
| PCS rank | #26 | #254 |
Salary: gross base salary, before tax. Reported or Press estimate when the press published it, Model when it is our estimate; market value is always our model. How the model works · How wrong it is. Prize money generated: what the rider won at WorldTour and ProSeries races, pooled with the team, not kept.
Juan Ayuso earns more: €3M a year against €1.3M for Sam Welsford, 126% more. Juan Ayuso's figure is reported in the press; Sam Welsford's is our model estimate. Juan Ayuso is younger: 23 against 30. Sam Welsford's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Juan Ayuso's runs to the end of 2030. Sam Welsford has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 23% above his market value, against 9% above for Juan Ayuso.
Questions
Who earns more, Juan Ayuso or Sam Welsford?
Juan Ayuso earns more: €3M a year against €1.3M for Sam Welsford, 126% more.
Who has the higher market value, Juan Ayuso or Sam Welsford?
Juan Ayuso: €2.8M against €1.1M for Sam Welsford. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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